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Nigeria claim the #U17WWC title. 🇳🇬🏆
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Since I woke up this morning, I've taken my time to go through the comments, quotes, and advice people have shared. Trust me, I'm going to take every single piece of advice seriously. However, there's one advice I will not take, and that's people telling me to stay away from politics and focus solely on my business.
I think I responded to someone's comment suggesting that we should vote for Peter Obi, and I noticed that quite a number of people dragged me for it. But honestly, why should I be told not to talk about politics and just concentrate on my business? Who do you think put me in the situation I'm currently in? Is it not the government? I shouldn't talk about politics, but politics is talking about me. Do you understand how badly government policies have affected my business and my livelihood?
I'm genuinely grateful to everyone who came through for me, but the truth is, I'm still going to bear losses. And who created the economic conditions that contributed to those losses? The government.
Let me also address those who believe I made a financial mistake by opening the shop in the first place. Yes, perhaps there were things I could have done differently, but let me give you some context. My shop is strategically located between two major universities in Port Harcourt: the University of Science and Technology (UST) and Ignatius Ajuru University. These institutions have thousands of students. Do you honestly think these students don't want cookies? Why do you think I chose that location in the first place? The idea was simple: students from both universities would make up a significant part of my customer base.
Interestingly, since this whole support campaign started, a good number of the people who have shown up to support me are students from these same universities. They have always been my target audience. But the problem is that the economy has destroyed their purchasing power. These students, who ordinarily would patronise my business, are now more concerned about paying school fees, feeding themselves, and meeting their basic needs.
And somehow, I'm being told not to talk about politics?
You're telling me to focus on my business, post my products, and leave politics alone. But why can't I do both? Why can't I promote my business and also speak about the political leadership and candidate I believe can bring about the change we desperately need? Why shouldn't I advocate for someone I believe can help change the circumstances that have made running a small business this difficult?
I was fortunate that my situation gained attention and people rallied around me. But what happens the next time? Will I have to depend on a viral post before I can make meaningful sales? Is that how a business should survive? Absolutely not.
I appreciate every single person who has supported me, advised me, encouraged me, and shown me love. I will take the business advice, learn from my mistakes, and make better decisions going forward.
But please, don't tell me to stop talking about politics. The economy is affecting my business. Government policies are affecting my customers. The political decisions being made in this country have direct consequences on my livelihood.
I cannot separate my business struggles from the politics and economic realities that contribute to them. I have every right to speak about both.
PLEASE VOTE PETER OBI!!! ✌️
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There's a distraught photographer on IG who has put a 500K on this thief.
This thief walked into a hotel, stole a bag containing 1 MacBook and 4 hard drives containing data from 5 undelivered weddings.
He's one of youse boyfriend. Please fish him out.
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URGENT PUBLIC APPEAL
I never imagined having to make a post like this, but I desperately need your help.
On October 31, while covering a wedding at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, my bag was stolen from inside the bride's room.
The bag contained my MacBook Pro M1 and
FOUR external hard drives holding approximately FIVE weddings yet to be delivered to my clients.
These are not just files. They are people's once in a lifetime memories, months of hard work and my livelihood.
Thankfully, we have obtained CCTV footage showing the individual entering, taking my bag and leaving the hotel.
I'm offering a N500,000 REWARD for credible information leading to the identification of this individual and recovery of my belongings through the appropriate authorities.
Please you can send a message or call this number for any update 09033892670
Please guys help me repost abeg, this is very important please. 🙏🏾
I just know say if na man chase babe comot house by 12am nobody go talk say “men have drama in their blood”
So….. me and this girl had a disagreement around past 12 a.m. at her place. She told me to leave her home. I took my keys and went straight home, turned off my phone, and slept. In the morning, I got a call from an unknown number. I hesitated to pick up, but I eventually did. When I did, I realized it was a doctor calling to inform me that my woman had been rushed to his hospital overnight with a high fever. Bruh!!!
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They sentenced her to 14 years in prison using Islamic jurisprudence, even though they knew she was a Christian and she had only advised an adult about her faith, yet the world is silent about it.
Please repost; let the world know.
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我很愿意认真回答这位德国朋友的疑问。
你的第一个问，其实是在说，由于中国是一个威权政府，因此人民在政治上不受认真对待。
这个命题本身就是错误的。威权政府，并不意味着人民不受认真对待。民主政府，也不意味着人民就受到认真对待。
新加坡是威权国家，菲律宾是民主国家，难道新加坡人的处境，不如菲律宾人吗？中国是威权国家，印度是民主国家，难道中国人的处境，不如印度人吗？
你的第二个问，你的发问本身并不严谨。不能笼统地说，中国人没有政治自由。这个问题要分两个维度来讲。
1、政治参与自由。
从这个维度讲，中国任何人有参与政治的自由。中国人都有权利申请入党、考公务员。筛选规则与民主制度不同，但不等于中国人没有参与政治的自由。
中国制度与民主制度的区别在于：
民主制度下，一个人只要有钱，可以在任何时候参与政治。就像川普一辈子没有从政，老了突然想要竞选总统，他就可以参选，而且成功了。
但在中国，任何官员都必须从基层公务员做起。一个人无法因为有钱，就能一步登天当上高官。
这种制度的好处有：
A、公平性。
中国有大量的高层领导人出身平民家庭，如胡锦涛、温家宝、汪洋、李强，等等。像习近平这种红二代，反而是个意外。
B、专业性。
任何一个高层领导人，都必须经过几十年不同级别岗位的历练，他对国家各个层面的情况的了解，以及他的治理经验，不是一个企业家、一个明星，或者一个未治理过一个城市的议员，所能相提并论的。
C、远见性。
由于领导人不受制于短期的、非理性的民意，因此可以规划长远的发展战略，并以唯一执政党确保该战略的长期、有效的实施。
D、政策不受资本干涉。
你选择从政，就不能从商。你选择从商，就不能从政。这样一来，资本的归资本，政治的归政治，资本无法干涉政治。
2、政治权利自由。
当然，中国制度有其“表面上”的代价。为什么只是“表面上”的，后面再说。先说这种代价。
代价就是中国人不拥有谩骂政府、抨击政策的自由。我们可以批评政府，但必须在一种就事论事的理性语境中。我们不能喊“习近平下台”或者“共产党下台”。
我们也不拥有全民选举的自由，建立政党的自由。
这些“代价”为什么只是表面上的，可以从一则寓言说起：
一农场主临死前问儿子；猪抱怨饲料太差，牛报怨活太重，鸡报怨窝太脏，怎么办？ 儿子说：“喂好饲料，干轻活，清理鸡窝。” 农场主摇摇头说：你啥都别做，给他们选票，让它们选择你或者你媳妇管它们，让它们以为这个家是它们做主。
这个寓言让我们思考，作为人民，我们要的是什么？我们要的其实是更好的生活，而不是选票以及骂政府的自由。
回到开头那个举例，新加坡缺少很多民主国家所具备的政治自由，但没有人会认为新加坡人受到压迫。
这就涉及到自由的定义，自由到底是什么？
按照罗斯福的定义，自由包括：言论自由、信仰自由、免于匮乏、免于恐惧。
在我们计算一个社会的自由度时，我们计算的是自由的总量，而不是单项自由的含量。
举个例子，很多非洲国家拥有选票和骂政府的自由，但人民生活贫困，出行只能靠双脚。我在中国，生活富足、商品丰富、服务便捷、社区安全，我坐3个小时的高铁可以抵达一座大城市，我也有经济条件时不时出国旅游。
你认为非洲人自由，还是我自由？
诚然，中国还有很多人口，在物质生活上并不自由，但这是经济发展不充分导致的，不是政治压迫导致的。一个贫穷地区，无会因为给你民众选票和骂政府的自由，他们就变富裕了。
因此，当你谈自由的时候，你要计算自由的总量，不能单看一项自由的有无和多寡。你也不能将经济问题，归咎于某一项政治自由的问题。
坦率讲，我觉得你们的民主制度，已经病入膏肓了，中国人并不羡慕你们那种制度。
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Please, I’m tagging @DONJAZZY in this post, and I sincerely hope it reaches you. 🙏
My son has enlarged adenoids, and we’ve reached out to parents whose children have undergone the surgery. From what we’ve been told, we need to budget ₦700,000 or more for the surgery and treatment, which is currently beyond what we can afford.
We’ve been managing his condition with medications and steaming, doing the best we can as parents, but we know he needs proper medical attention.
@DONJAZZY, we pray that Almighty Allah touches your heart and uses you to help us give our son the medical care he needs. We would be eternally grateful for any assistance you can offer. May Allah continue to bless you for the lives you touch. Aameen. 🙏❤️
Account details:
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Thank you and God bless you sir
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Hennessy said ‘Come make we dey together make we dey sing songs’ 💪🏾🥀
W/ @beatsbysarz 🐐
#HennessySarzAndFriends
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Steve Jobs founded Apple. And then named his daughter, Eve.
Many think it's to illustrate the Garden of Eden story. And how Eve ate the Apple in the garden, hence the bite on the Apple Logo
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Eve is 28 years old 🇺🇸
Youngest daughter of Steve and Laurene Jobs
Steve Jobs called her "a pistol" with the strongest will of any kid he'd met
She once called her dad's assistant to get herself put on his work calendar
Was raised vegan for her first ten years, then rebelled hard.
She collects vintage Apple T-shirts, including a rare one that says "Eve had the right idea / She picked an Apple"
In 2022 she reportedly posted (then deleted) a meme mocking the iPhone 14 as basically the same as the 13
Describes herself as "a little weird" and says people often don't know where to place her.
She lives in a very basketball-heavy household
Eve was ranked the world's fifth-best show jumper under 25 in 2019.
Then won team bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima
She was in contention for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but stepped away after the COVID postponement
Her mom bought a $15 million Wellington, Florida ranch with a 20-horse barn for her training.
Once said modeling is like show jumping because you only get two minutes to prove yourself
She studied Science, Technology, and Society (with a politics/policy focus) at Stanford
Eve has a lucky necklace she wears for competitions
Her mother, Laurene Powell Jobs has said she doesn't intend to leave a multigenerational fortune (though trusts exist)
Eve returned to top-level show jumping in 2024 after nearly three years focused on modeling
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I actually do appreciate that Eve is building her own life, in her own way.
Yes there's the subtle expectation that comes with being Steve Job's child, but she's expressing herself through sports and fashion.
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I know your reality might not be the same as Eve's.
Her mom literally got a $15m ranch for Eve's training.
I know you might not have $15m support.
But what you do have, is yourself and a daily choice, to be better at what you do, in the most inexpensive way ever.
Practicing in your single room. Watching YouTube videos tutorials. Saving up and registering for inexpensive tutorials.
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Your parents don't necessarily have to be Steve Job or Laurene Job.
Heck, you don't necessarily need a $15m support, to get better each day, at what you are gifted at.
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So today, whether you need to crawl, then crawl. If you can walk, then walk. If you can run, then run.
Just understand that, if someone uses a bicycle to get faster to a destination, you can still get there by walking.
But you will never get there by not having any sort of motion.
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Who knows... As you are walking, someone might give you a lift by the road, and you'd even overtake the person that used bicycle.
But if you aren't by the road, already on motion... How will they see you to give you the lift/opportunity?
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Keep going today. Don't look at the speed. Just have motion of any sort ❤️🫂
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Thank you very much for reading
Have a wonderful day ahead 💯
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✍️ Vincent the Therapist
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I promise you, there used to be a time…
The nation is poor and bleeding.
About ten years ago, once it’s November, you’d begin to smell Christmas on the streets, in the local shops, in churches, even in schools.
A lot has been stolen from us, basic things now feel like luxury.
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Your University will increase your school fees, and you will immediately join other students to protest because you know your parents don't have that kind of money.
You also know that there are people in that same university who are rich enough to pay the increased fees without any difficulty. Yet, some of them will join you to protest because they understand that the issue goes beyond their personal circumstances. Others will stay back because they believe the problem doesn't concern them.
You will protest until the school eventually listens and rectifies the situation. You will organise yourselves, mobilise other students, demand accountability and refuse to back down because you understand what is at stake.
You have seen what happens when people come together over a common problem. You have seen the strength of numbers. You have experienced the power of unity.
Now, take that same understanding beyond the walls of your university.
When the government increases the cost of living, when public universities become unaffordable, when hospitals become inaccessible to ordinary Nigerians, when electricity becomes a luxury and when the government makes decisions that affect your future, you suddenly act as though none of it concerns you.
You have convinced yourself that your vote doesn't count. You have allowed bad leadership, political manipulation and years of disappointment to make you believe that nothing can change.
But you already know what happens when people refuse to accept a situation and stand together to demand change.
You have done it before. You have seen it work.
The same government that makes decisions about your school fees will make decisions about your employment, your income, your taxes, your security and the future you hope to build.
You cannot understand the power of unity in your university and suddenly become powerless when it comes to your country.
You are sitting down there, broke, defeated and hungry, convinced that your vote doesn't count because you've been mentally defeated.
Your vote is one of the few tools you have to hold political leaders accountable. Use it. Organise. Demand better. Refuse to let anybody convince you that your participation is meaningless.
You have already seen what collective action can achieve. Apply that lesson to Nigeria.
Your future is being decided, whether you participate or not.